Sukiyaki - Lyrics - Kyu Sakamoto

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Sukiyaki, the English title for the song Ue o Muite Aruko ( I look Up When I Walk ) was performed by the Japanese singer/actor Kyu Sakamoto and written by Rokuske Ei and Hachidai Nakamura. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963 and Sakamoto was the 1st Asian recording artist to have a number one song on the chart. He died in 1985 in a plane crash.

Sukiyaki

I look up when I walk
So the tears won't fall
Remembering those happy spring days
But tonight I'm all alone
I look up when I walk
Counting the stars with tearful eyes
Remembering those happy summer days
But tonight I'm all alone
Happiness lies beyond the clouds
Happiness lies above the sky
I look up when I walk
So the tears won't fall
Though my heart is filled with sorrow *
For tonight I'm all alone
(Whistling)
Remembering those happy autumn days
But tonight I'm all alone
Sadness hides in the shadow of the stars
Sadness lurks in the shadow of the moon
I look up when I walk
So the tears won't fall
Though my heart is filled with sorrow *
For tonight I'm all alone